Spotted Lanternfly inEvansville, INSPOTTED LANTERNFLY GUIDE
Evansville — Indiana's third-largest city with about 117,000 residents and the commercial hub of a tri-state region spanning Indiana, Kentucky, and Illinois — entered the SLF watch zone in 2024 as spotted lanternfly advanced through the Ohio River valley. The city's position as a major Ohio River port and freight center on I-64 creates multiple introduction pathways via barge, rail, and truck traffic crossing state lines. Vanderburgh County's proximity to confirmed SLF counties in western Kentucky heightens the urgency of early detection along the Ohio River corridor.
Where it's showing up
Key Neighborhoods
Highest activity zones
SLF Hotspots
Downtown Evansville
Active zone
East Side
Active zone
West Side
Active zone
Newburgh
Active zone
Boonville Road corridor
Active zone
Primary SLF food source
Tree of Heaven in Evansville, IN
Ohio River banks and industrial floodplain areas through Evansville support dense Tree of Heaven populations in disturbed riparian and brownfield habitat that represent prime SLF establishment zones along the tri-state border. The CSX rail corridor running through downtown Evansville and the I-64 median provide linear Tree of Heaven habitat that functions as a high-risk SLF introduction and spread pathway from the east. Calumet-area industrial floodplain and the Boonville Road corridor harbor further Tree of Heaven colonization warranting active surveillance as SLF approaches from Kentucky.
Identify Tree of Heaven →Local action resources
What To Do in Evansville, IN
Report a Sighting
Every sighting in Evansville, IN maps the invasion front. Report directly to Indiana ISDA.
Report Now →Squish on Sight
See a spotted lanternfly? Kill it immediately — it is legal and encouraged in all states. Learn the best kill methods.
Full Fight Guide →Map ToH in Your Block
Tree of Heaven removal cuts off SLF food supply. Add ToH sightings to the community map to guide removal efforts.
View Sighting Map →Statewide resources
Full IN State Guide
County-level data, quarantine zones, treatment guides, and agency resources for the entire state.
See the full IN guide →Community intelligence
Live Sighting Map
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